Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km E of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km E of Falls City, Texas on Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km SSW of Nixon, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-09-14 08:53:53 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.997° N, 97.936° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.015 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.222 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 378 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.322 km SSW of Nixon, Texas · 376 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.822 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.219 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 371 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.29 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 367 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.910 km SSW of Smiley, Texas · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.013 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.819 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.514 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.714 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.814 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.014 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.814 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.56 km SE of Christine, Texas · 361 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.85 km SE of Christine, Texas · 361 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.74 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.75 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.44 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.54 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.85 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.94 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.05 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.94 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.56 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.75 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.75 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.94 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.75 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.84 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.15 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.75 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.65 km SSE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.95 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.55 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.15 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.615 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.115 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.94 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.25 km SE of Christine, Texas · 360 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.85 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.85 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.05 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.84 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.54 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.65 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.65 km ESE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.15 km SE of Christine, Texas · 359 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.619 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.719 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 383 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.515 km NE of Falls City, Texas · 384 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.016 km ESE of Smiley, Texas · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.617 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.617 km WSW of Shiner, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.322 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 387 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.116 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.716 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.516 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.515 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.815 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.614 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.715 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.615 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025scppdv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.